'Cachalot': the story of a Kentish smack yacht
‘Cachalot’ on passage to Dunkerque. 85th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo, May 2025
Photo credit: James Gilbert
Log book
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Laying up: October 2026
23 Oct , 2026It’s been a quiet year with only a few days out sailing or pottering about on the River Deben due … Continue reading Laying up: October 2026
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OGA Summer Cruise, 2026
26 Jul , 2026This year it turns out our sailing season will be very short, but with PJ as crew for the week … Continue reading OGA Summer Cruise, 2026
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour Regatta, 2026
30 Jun , 2026Our next trip to Suffolk was for the Classic Regatta and Tim had agreed to be crew for the weekend … Continue reading Suffolk Yacht Harbour Regatta, 2026
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Fitting out and OGA Deben Rally
07 May , 2026After a month away on our rail trip to Greece in March and a couple of days in London for … Continue reading Fitting out and OGA Deben Rally
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Laying up
14 Oct , 2025The weather seemed to be set fair when we left the boat in early September, it looked like there would … Continue reading Laying up
'Cachalette', the 'little boat'
‘Cachalette’, built by Steve in 2008 was launched in 2010. Kept on the River Deben we bring her story alongside our other ‘small boat’ activities on the Deben & other local rivers.
Restoration of 'Cachalot'
Browse the links to show stories from the restoration project.
It started when 'Cachalot' sank in 2006, then continued ashore until her launch in 2017. Fitting out continued until 2022 whilst we were afloat.
About 'Cachalot'
Find a short summary of what we know about ‘Cachalot’ from when she was built in 1898.